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Catalysts for Increasing Undergraduate Diversity and Persistence in STEM Zakiya S. Wilson, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Faculty and Student Success Associate Professor of Chemistry North Carolina A&T State University • Greensboro, NC 27411 Office of Strategic Initiatives US S&E Human Resource Development Office of Strategic Initiatives National Science Board (U.S.) Science and Engineering Indicators; NSF: Arlington, VA, 2010. UCLA Higher Education Research Institute 32% 7% 4% S&E Undergraduate Student Persistence Percentage of 2004 STEM aspirants who completed STEM degrees in four and five years, by race/ethnicity. SOURCE: UCLA Higher Education Research Institute. Trends in students’ aspiration to major in a STEM discipline by racial identification, 1971-2009. SOURCE: UCLA Higher Education Research Institute. National Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Engineering; Institute of Medicine Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads; National Academies Press: Washington DC, 2011. STRATEGIC INITIATIVES Dr. Isiah M. Warner Dr. Gloria Thomas Jade Ethridge Sandy Bacchus Stephanie Givens Leila Shaik Melissa Crawford Darlene Sevier Dr. Ashleigh Wright Ciara Foster Charisma Edwards Kevin Roberson Gretchen Schneider Myron Peters Vice Chancellor Executive Director of Research, Education, & Mentoring Programs Business Manager OSI Administrative Assistant Upward Bound Director Upward Bound Academic Coordinator & S-STEM Manager LA-STEM Program Manager LA-STEM Administrative Assistant HHMI Professors Program Manager OSI Academic Coordinator & LAMP Manager I3 Program Coordinators IMSD Program Manager BDP & GAELA Program Manager Dr. Zakiya S. Wilson (2009-2013) Office of Strategic Initiatives Executive Director of Research, Education, & Mentoring Programs Supportive Motivating Diverse LEARNING COMMUNITIES ACADEMIC SUCCESS Mentoring Office of Strategic Initiatives Education Research HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT LEARNING APPROACH Factors Impacting Persistence in STEM: Undergraduate Academic Performance Self Image Pre-College Background Academic Advising Social Integration Financial Support Multi-faceted Training Model: Recruitment of motivated students Cohort-based model Holistic mentoring Early integration into research Strong academic support system Community service and outreach High expectations Counseling/Advising at critical junctures Multi-faceted data-based decision making Office of Strategic Initiatives Office of Strategic Initiatives Six-Year Graduation Rates In STEM Undergraduate Curricula 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% OSI/LA-STEM OSI/S-STEM OSI/LAMP OSI/IMSD All Students OSI/HHMI Professors Women LSU Highly Selective Institutions Selective Institutions Moderately Selective Institutions Minorities National Comparison Data from the 2011-2012 STEM Retention Report prepared by the Center of Institutional Data Exchange and Analysis at the University of Oklahoma. Office of Strategic Initiatives SYSTEMIC MENTORING Summer Bridge Individual Development Plans • • • Metacognitive approach to professional and personal development Students and staff collaborate on a plan of action for the semester Graded on completion of assignments Staff Mentor Meetings 2-6 times per semester Research Mentor/Advisor Peer Mentoring • • • Paired into interest groups Plan at least 3 meetings per semester Incentive plan/competition UC Success Courses Office of Strategic Initiatives LA-STEM RESEARCH SCHOLARS 101 Graduates through Dec. 2012 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars (6) Harry S. Truman Scholar (1) Morris K. Udall Scholars (2) Edwin Lee II, Electrical & Computer Engineering 2009 Tiger Twelve Honoree PhD in Electrical Engineering at The Ohio State University NSF Graduate Research Fellows (8) National Defense Science & Engineering Fellow (1) Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellow (1) LSU Tiger Twelve Honorees (5) Christina Jones, Chemistry LSU Distinguished Communicator (9) Phi Beta Kappa University Medalists (11) Outstanding Research Achievement Award College Honors (thesis: 14) UNCF/Merck Scholar Summa Cum Laude Graduates (13) A.P. Tureaud Milestone Award Magna Cum Laude Graduates (9) PhD in Chemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology Cum Laude Graduates (14) Office of Strategic Initiatives Office of Strategic Initiatives LA-STEM RESEARCH SCHOLARS PILLAR OF SUCCESS 249 Scholars served since 2003 101 LA-STEM Graduates 92% STEM Graduation Rate 43% graduated with a minimum 3.7 cum GPA 84% completed or pursuing post-baccalaureate programs (PhD, MS, DDS, DVM/PhD, etc.) 33% of 82 graduates have completed post baccalaureate degrees* 49% female graduates in STEM 32% minority graduates in STEM Office of Strategic Initiatives OPPORTUNITIES Scale Up of High Impact Practices (AAC&U) • • • • • • • • • • First-Year Seminars and Experiences Common Intellectual Experiences Learning Communities Writing-Intensive Courses Collaborative Assignments and Projects Undergraduate Research Diversity/Global Learning Service Learning, Community-Based Learning Internships Capstone Courses and Projects George D. Kuh, High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, Office of Strategic Initiatives and Why They Matter, Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), 2008